Maximus Celebrates Its 2023 Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Accomplishments

Originally published in Maximus' 2023 diversity, equity and inclusion report.

The Greater Impact Experience

NORTHAMPTON, MA / ACCESSWIRE / November 29, 2023 / In 2023, we launched the Greater Impact Experience, Maximus' premier local university and Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) collaborative. We partnered with Talent Acquisition's Early Careers team, our Legal Department, and the Public Health team to increase access to and generate awareness of meaningful career experiences and pathways for local university and HBCU students and alumni, similar to existing programs for all university students and alumni. The 2023 Maximus summer internship cohort had 64 students in one of its most diverse classes yet, with 55% (35) being women, 75% (48) being POC, and 16% (10) representing HBCUs.

In celebration of HBCU week, we hosted our inaugural Let's Talk about Greatness HBCU Corporate Industry Day Mixer which hosted over 100 HBCU students and alumni to learn more about careers at Maximus and why we are an employer of choice. Participants were able to connect with Maximus' HBCU alumni network and learn directly from leading industry professionals from across the business about desired career fields. HBCU faculty and staff received direct insight on industry trends and helpful tips to best prepare students for the future workforce. The following departments support this event and continue to be important partners in this work:

• Business Development
• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
• Finance and Accounting
• Human Resources
• Information Technology
• Legal
• Marketing/Communications
• Office of the President and CEO
• Public Health
• Talent Acquisition

Maximus Legal Fellowship Program

At the event, we announced an exciting opportunity that will be available in 2024 - the Maximus Legal Fellowship Program will support HBCU and Washington, D.C.-area law students who have taken the bar exam and passed or are awaiting their results with a structured opportunity to gain training and on-the-job experience with a corporate entity, as well as with our federal, state, and local government contracts. These positions offer a rare and exciting opportunity to gain real-world experience in legal compliance, contract law, employment law, and privacy law within a publicly traded, global, government services corporation. The selected fellows will rotate in all areas of the legal department to gain knowledge of general business principles, corporate organizational structure, and government procurements. They will have the opportunity to learn, grow, and collaborate among various project teams, consultants, vendors, and senior management.